The first file contains location and collection documentation for the subsequent files
which contain the various analytical data. The station data in the first file are
keyed to the contents of the subsequent files (except file 4) by a key number. The
key number merely serves as a link between the station data and various analytical
data to enable the data lines to be kept shorter than 130 characters, the usual capacity
of a line printer. In many cases, the key number will appear in two or three of the
data files, indicating that several types of analyses were performed on subsamples
of the same prime sample. Similarly, repetition of a key number within a single file
indicates that analyses were performed on parts of a single prime sample - grain size
analyses at intervals down a single core, for example. The core intervals or in some
cases, sample depth within water columns are included in the analytical data files.

Purpose:

These data are intended for environmental studies.

Use Limitations

Produced by the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. Not subject to copyright protection
within the United States.

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable
within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for
any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the
failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed
or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Access Constraints

Access to this dataset is unrestricted.

Other Constraints

Please cite the originator of the data set, the date downloaded, and the National
Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, as the source of the data.